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Kvening Bulletin. Kst. 1882, No. 903
Hawaiian Star. Vol. XXV. No. 7944
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UTILITIES COMMISSION HOLDS
RECENT ADVANCE UNREASONABLE
ysfem s
Severely
Attacked
Old Rates Ordered Restored Oc
tober 1 5 and Readjustment
of Quantity Rates Directed;
Service to Patrons Scored in
Findings .
n HANDING as "excessive, unreason
D
able and unjust" the rato of prof
it upon which the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company has been
. ' operating its' steamship department.
the public utilities commission today
finished Its Investigation of the big
" shipping concern and delivered jointly
f to its officials its findings and its or
der to the company.
The investigation was started more
than a year ago at a time when the
Inter-Island Company announced a
4 new freight schedule. It Is by far the
biggest investigation of the sort ever
, held in the territory and has taken
; hundreds upon hundreds of pages of
typewritten testimony.
. Every department of the company
was probed by the commission, often-
jpv times. in beatings that, fairty . Bristled
' with figures and oftentimes too. with
. hot cross-fire between" company and
- commission members , that gave a de-
' i cidedly interesting. tinge to the whole
: affair.-:
During the investigation which was
; started with Charles R. Forbes as
chairman, this official dropped out by
resignation and William T. Carden
took his place. The order to the com
pany, which demands a return to the
V rmer rates, is printed in full in to-
" '.tidy's issue. It is surprisingly brief
; but. Impressive. The conclusion fol-
- lows:
The above figures show that
- the Inter-Island Steam Navigation
' Company, Limited, is, and hat
' been, operating its steamship de
' partment at a rate of profit: that
is excessive, unreasonable and
. unjust. . '.
. On September 1, 1916, the com
pany issued a new freight and ;
- ' . passenger tariff raising certain of
the heretofore existing charges
v for the carriage of freight and
t passengers, which raise in rates
in the opinion of this commission
was unjustified unwarranted and
- unreasonable, and the commission
, so finds. In the opinion of the
' . commission, not only was said
raise in rates lor the carriage of
,' freight and passengers unreason-
able and unjust, but certain of the
1 theretofore existing rates were
and are ' excessive, unreasonable
'and unjust. - The order of the
-" commission will Issue ordering.
" the Inter-Isluid Steam Navigation
Company, Limited, to reduce a,U
A v. charges for tne carriage of passen
W gers and freight to not to exceed
' the rates and classifications which
J were in effect on the 1st day of
August, 191t, said . .tea to take ef-'
. feet on or before October 15, 1917.
The commission further finds that
' tho accounting system adopted and at
present followed by the Inter-Island
' (Continued on page 14)
mm. WILL
usiiemm
MAXAltON
- Acting Collector of Internal Reve
nue Ralph' S. Johnstone, today receiv
ed a cable message from the treasury
department stating that the big war
revenue bill' that has been debated
for weeks in congress wiU probably
become effective next Monday.
; The local office Is directe; to pre
pare for the act by securing from all
taxpayers .who are liable for taxes
under it, a preliminary statement giv
ing the name, place and kind of busi
ness and estimated value of stock
liable to the new tax. Liquor dealers
will be asked to show the number o"
full and broken packages of distilled
spirits and wine; tobacco dealers, the
number of cigars and vigardtis and
the number of pounds of tobacco on
'hand. . '' -:'',.'v ' v
- With these instructions the depart.
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BRIBING INVESTIGATION ST ARTS FIST FIGHT IN B
DECISION'OF
COMMISSION
IN .-. CASE
"The commission having duly 4
investigated the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., and 4
4 the complaints against said cor- 4
4 poration on file in the office of 4
4- the commission at public hear- 4
4- ings duly held before the com 4
4- mission; and the commission 4
4 being fully advised In the prenv 4
4- ises, the opinion of the commis-.4
4- sion having been duly filed this 4
4- 28th day of September, 1917, it 4
4- is the order of the commission: 4
4- "That the Inter-Island Steam 4
4- Navigation Co Ltd, reduce all 4
4- charges for the carriage of pas- 4
4- sengers and freight not to ex-
4- ceed the rates and classifications 4
4- which were In effect on the 1st 4
4- day of August, 1916; 4
4- "That the company ao amend 4
4- its freight tariff .hat the total 4
4- charge for less than quantity lots 4
4- shall not exceed the minimum 4
4- charge for quantity lots; 4
4- that said Inter-Island Steam 4
4- Navigation Co, Ltd, put into ef- 4
4- feet such changes irt rates and 4
4- classifications on or before the 4
4- 15th day of October, 1917. 4
4- "Dated at Honolulu, Territory 4
4- of Hawaii, thla 22th day orsepT4
4- tember, A. D, 1917. 4
"WILLIAM T. CARDEN, 4
4-" "Chairman.' 4
4- ; A. J. GIGNOUX, 4
4- "Commlssoner 4
4- "WILLIAM P. THOMAS, 4
4- "Commissioner." 4
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LATE NEWS AT A GLANCE
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CHANCELLOR REFUSES TO MAKE 'KNOWN WAR AIMS
AMSTERDAM, Holland, Sept. 28. Chancellor Mlchaelis, speaking be
fore a committee of the reichstag today, declared that Germany await
ed with calm confidence the military efforts of the United States.
The refusal of Germany to make public the war aims of the kaiser
bund the chancellor asserted was perfectly justified, but gave no reason for
withholding the declaration. ,
BANKS AID LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN EXPENSE
Four leading banks in the city have contributed $100 each towards
the expenses of the campaign to sell the second Liberty loan. Every
trust company in the city is expected to contribute a similar sum. H
nancial men of Honolulu believe Hawaii can conduct the campaign with
out spending a cent of government money.
TRAINED SALESMEN TO SOLICIT BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS
More than twenty stock brokers and representatives of local banks and
trust companies present at a meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon were formed into a distribution committee to collect subscrip
tions for the second Liberty Loan. J. L. Cockburn of the Bishop Bank
was appointed chairman, with R. F. Stever as secretary. The committee de
cided to obtain salesmen to aid in getting subscriptions and also to spread
the work among the officials of the various plantations.
THREE CASES FOR GRAND JURY TODAY.
Three cases were to be presented to the grand jury this afternoon for
Investigation. Tin Soon, a prisoner who escaped recently and who was
captured last night, is charged with robbery. P3dro Poras, recently con
victed of assault in connection with the Hayashibara murder, is charged with
robbery. Sebastian, a Filipino, Is charged with assault with a weapon.
BOND CAMPAIGN INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED.
Chairman L. Tenney Peck of the local liberty loan committee this after
noon received the following wireless message from James K. Lynch, exe
cutive chairman of the 12th Federal Reserve district relative to the Hawaii
campaign:
"Gratified at your election as chairman of the Liberty Loan Campaign,
Hawaiian Islands. Please arrange for active campaign from October 1 to 27,
Inclusive; 4 per cent bonds, running 25 years with privilege of redemption
within 10 years. Initial payment 2 per cent wjth subscription; Installments,
18 per cent November 15, 40 per cent Dcember 14 and 40 per cent January
'15. Accept subscriptions but hold deport for mail Instructions. "Wire esti
mate of expense allownaces required and acknowledge receipt of posters
and literature we are sending."
VIOLENT HURRICANE
IS APPROACHING GULF
(Associated Press by U. 8. Ksvsl Wireless.)
NEW ORLEANS, La.. Sept. 28. A
iolent hurricane is reDorted by the
weather bureau officials as crossing
the gulf, and residents In this city
have been warned to desert their
homes and seek refuge In places of
shelter.
ENVER PASHA VISITS
GERMAN HEADQUARTERS
AMSTERDAM, Holland, Sept. 27.
Enver Pasha, the -Turkish commander
in chief, and staff are at the German
great headquarters paying p. visit to
General von Hindenburg.
ment is preparing a letter to be sent
out to the 1500 or 20u0 places in the
territory. Details of the tax rates are
erpected as soon as the bill becomes
a law.' ; . -
PAGLS HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, FRIDAY.
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PROFITS
BIO SR VS
CARDEN
Chairman of Utilities Commis
sion Declares Departmental
Overcharges Were Manipu
lated to Cover Up Actual
Money-Making
CHAIRMAN W. T. CARDEN of
the public utilities commission
summed up the findings of that
body in regard to the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company's rates to
day in the following statement:
"The commission has issued a spe
cific order to the company to reduce
its freight rates to what they were on
August 1, 1916, or the date of the last
increase.
"The commission finds that instead
of operating at a small profit or no
profit at all, as contended by the
company, the company is operating
at a very considerable profit.
"The second paragraph of the order
delivered to the company today means
that the company is not to charge any
more for shipping four tons than for
shipping five tons. We have found
certain rates where $16 or $18 "was
charged for shipping four and one-half
tons, while the cost of five tons would
be $12.50.
The company has contended that
the operation of steamers shows very
small if any profit Early in its in
vestigation the commission discover-
( Continued oh Page 14)
BRITISH AND U. S. WAR
AIMS SAME, SAYS MILNER
LONDON, Eng., Sept. 28. Cabinet
Minister Viscount Milner was enter
tained today at luncheon by the Amer
ican club in this city, and was given
a rousing reception. 1
In the course of a stirring speech
to the members. Lord Milner declared
against making peace with the unre
pentant German rulers.
"British and American aims in this
war." declared the viscount, "are iden
tical, and the two nations are in abso
lute unity."
Prolonged cheers greeted his speech
and the meeting was extremely enthu
siastic. C. Rodrigues was arrested by the
police last night and this morning
turned over to the federal officials,
who booked him on a charge of sell
ing liquor to a soldier. Bond will
probablv be fixed in the sum of
,1000.
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HEFLIN
PUNCHES
NORTON
Southerner Irritated By North
Dakotan's Criticisms, Fol
lowing Refusal of the Rules
Committee to Investigate
Charges of Pro-German In
fluence, Starts Battle
( Associated Press by XJ. S Narad Wireless.)
ASI1INGTOX, D. C, Sept.
IS. A livelv list liiHit
ariijiiig out of the charges of
disloyalty directed against cer
tain members of congress was
j staged today !y lieprcsenta-
tives J. T. lleflin of Alabama
and P. I). Norton of North Da
kota, who was the chief critic
of Ileflin's attitude.
The climax came durins a discus
sion as to whether the house should
approve the act of the rules committee,
which refused to Investigate the
charges of pro-Germanism brought by
the Alabama solon against certain
members of the chamber, and who,
Helfin held, were under suspicion
as having been influenced by von
Bernstorff, who is alleged to have ask
ed for $50,000 from his home govern
ment with which to bribe Congress
men to oppose the government's -policy
against Germany.
The scrappy representatives went
at it hammer and tongs on the floor
of the house, and were separated by
friends after several blows had toeen
exchanged. The chamber was In pan
demonium for a time, members spring
ing to their seats in order to get a bet
ter view of the fight.
Order was at last restored after
Speaker Champ Clark had banged nis
gavel to restore order
REVOLTED TO
SAVE RUSSIA
PETROGRAD, Russia, Sept 28.
That Gen. Korniloff revolted in an en
dc vor to save the country from the
machinations of Hun intriguers is
claimed by friends of the deposed of
ficer, who assert that purely patriotic
sentiments led to the uprising which
was planned to capture the capital and
overthrow Kerensky.
The last army order issued by Gen.
KornilofJ has just been made public
and shows that he felt compelled to
launch the revolt largely in an effort
to thwart German plans. The order
says- that Teuton agents caused the
conflagration at Kazan, and
asserts
that pro-Hun conspirators had spent
millions of rubles to carry out their
plans for the disorganization of the
coal Industry of the nation and hadj
planned to dynamite bridges in the
rear of the Russian armies in various
scti ns of the eastern battlefront,
thus cutting off the retreat and put
ting the already disorganized forces
at the mercy of the advancing Huns.
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BASEBALL RESULTS
TODAY
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Pittsburg Brooklyn
C, Titts-j
burg 1.
At New York Game with Chicago
postponed because of rain.
At Boston St. Louis 2, Boston 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Philadelphia Detroit 6. Phila
delphia 1.
At Washington Cleveland i, Wash
ington 1.
HOW TO JOIN THE
RED CROSS IF
WORKERS MISS YOU
f It may occur tliat some resi-
dent of Honolulu will not be
seen by the Red Cross drivers
tomorrow.
The committee in charge wish-
es it understood that anyone de-
siring to join the Red Cross may
do so by calling either at thde Ad
Club substation in the Young ho-t-
tel or at the main headquarters
f of the, committee on the corner
f of Fort and Beretania streets.
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KORNII
SEPTEMKER 28, 1017. 1G
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ECONOMIC MISSION DUE TONIGHT
oo oo oo
NOTED JAPANESE COMPRISE PARTY
Parliamentary Mission To U. S.
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Top, left; Mr. Mochizukl; right. Dr. Toklchl Masao, the leader of the
party; lower, left, Mr. Toshlo Shimada; right, Mr. Yetsujlro Uyehara;
center, Dr. Seiji Yamane.
NATIONWIDE CONSPIRACY
TO STIR UP LABOR ROWS
REVEALED BY GOVERNMENT
(Associated Press Sei-rlee br Federal Wireless)
CHICAGO, ILL., Sept. 28. I. W. W. Leader Haywood and 35 other
prominent members of that organization were among those arrested on
federal indictments today.
ftUlLADJFlllA, l'a., ept. J8.
I determined to
stamp out
I. "NV. W. organization was shown by the indictment today of
ICQ leaders of the order in Chicago.
Prosecuting officers declare they ,
hold evidence which will prove the ex
istence of a nationwide "seditious con
spiracy," based on revelations taken
during the recent raids on the I. W.
W. hetdquarters in different sections
of the country. It is said the evi
dence accumulated and to be pro
duced at the trial weighs more than
a ton.
The evidence, it is declared, points
to a conspiracy to foment labor dis
turbances, and flans for burning the
crops and forests. It is claimed a
sinal koterie of leaders was in su-
preme command of the conspirators,
who escaped being charged with liigS
treason only because of a narrow def
inition of the criminal code.
U-BOAT SUNK :
BY JAPANESE
Special Cable to Vinpu
TOKIO, Japan," Sept. 2S. All Tokio
is jubilant today over receipt of news
that another victory has crowned onc
more the Japanese destroyer squad-:
ron now in the Mediterranean.
According to Paris despatches re- j
ceived by the Tokio Asahi, the Japan- j
cse destroyers, under command of i
Rear-Admiral K. Sato, .sunk a German j
submarine, north of Barcelona, Spain,
after an exciting fight with the U
boat, which lasted for several hours.
No damage has been suffered by the
victorious Japanese.
The fight and sinking of the Hnn
submarine by the Japanese is said to
Itova tjJtejace on September 2Qa
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PAGES
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That federal authorities are
the seditious activities of the
Anti-Aircraft Guns
Will Guard Hawaii
From Enemy Airmen
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In line with the general policy
of the government to place per- 4
mnent war garrisons on a 4
strictly modern defensive basis,
.Hawaii, is to be fully equipped
with -anti-aircraft guns.
4 Wnea these have been fully es- 4
4 tabhshed and manned with ex-
lert gunners it will be far from 4
safe for the aviators from any 4!
hostile fleets to attempt any- 4:
4 thing like a close glimpse of 4 j
Oahu fortifications. ;
4- ?o important a part are anti- '
aircraft guns playing in Europe 4!
4- these das that it is fully proven 4
that no modern defense system 4 !
is complete without them.. The
4 work of scores of these guns in i
London a few nights ago when a
penect curiam or lire was 4-
thrown against attacking air
fleets shows what may be expect-
ed of them. In Europe the guns -f
are from three inches to five -f
f inches In caliber and have a
range that prevent3 any consis-
f tent observations by flying ma- -f
4-' chines. ' , -f
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VISITORS
GUESTS OF
GOVERNOR
Parliamentarian Investigators
Bound for U. S. to Study
Social and Economic Condi
tions Will Be Entertained'
Here Overnight; Leader to
Address Japanese
U1
PON the arrival this even
ing from Japan of the Jap
anese parliamentary delega
tion, the commission will be;
accorded a reception and din
ner by Governor Lucius K.
Pink ham at the Country club'
at 7:30 o'clock.
Japanese Consul General R.;
Moroi and the Japanese recep-j'
tion committee will be at thel
wharf to greet the distin-i
guished party. The Shinyoj
party, will (iock at t o'ciock,
according to a wireless from!
Captain Filmer of the T. K. K.
liner.
Dr T. Masao, head of the mission,,
wirelessed to K. Ishida, president of
the Kinyo-kai "Friday Society." that
he would speak to the Honolulu Japa-i
anese tonight. The meeting in Cen-
tral Institute has been set for 5: 3ll
J o'clock. Dr. Masao's fame throush-
iout Japan as a lecturer and public
speaker, it is expectea, win attract t
a large crowd of Japanese to the: .
meeting.
uciuid icaiiug iiainu, 11. aimamu i
said that he and his party were going
iu Hie vioiieu oiaies u uiiiv.iai icyic-
sentatives of the Japanese people, .
and while on the mainland will talk:
over the questions with the Americans'
which mutally Interest the two nai
party, lie said also that the IshU;
party, which went to the states re-i
presented the Japanese government':
and he wished it understood that his
party intended to study economic con
ditions. Dr. Masao, who is a graduate, of i
Yale University, was senior legal '
adviser to the Kins of Siam, f rom -whom
he received the title of mar
quis. He is one of the prominent
members of the diet.
da, Hon K. Mochizukl, Hon. Y. Ueba
ra, Hon. M. Yamane and secretary
Terada of the house diet
(Continued on page two)
U. S. AND JAPAN
(
ARE BROTHERS IN
WAR FOR LIBERTY;
-Viscount Ishiil
Head of Japanese War Mission
Tells New Yorkers Old Preju-
dices are Cleared Up j
1
(Associated Pros by T7. S. Naval WirIss.)
NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept 28.Vis
count Ishii, head of the Japanese war
mission now In this city, addressed a
crowded meeting of the chamber of
commerce today.
In the course of his address, the dis
tinguished visitor declared that "Jap
an was in the war with the avowed
intention of making herself as un
pleasant as possible to the enemy
and said Japan was a partner In the
war which would end "only with the
utter defeat and humiliation of Ger
many." The speaker, diverting his remarks
to the main object of the mission,
that of bringing about a closer unity
between the United States and Japan,
congratulated the members that the
"day had dawned wherein the trials
and troubles of yesterday -were forgot
ten, when old prejudices and . misun
derstandings would fade away, and
you will greet us, as we greet yea, u
old friends and new brothers in the
struggle for human liberty, Xreedoa
and national existencVT - ' .